BRATTLEBORO-After serving 12 years in the Legislature, Rep. Tristan Toleno, D-Brattleboro, is retiring from state politics and ramping up his career as an organizational consultant. Toleno, 52, said he feels the need to return to full-time work and build up some wealth and stability before retirement. "It's a personal decision to prioritize my family and future security," he told The Commons. "I spent most of my whole adult working life in food service. I loved that career. But it wasn't...
As we focus collectively on the threat of the coronavirus and the disease it causes - COVID-19 - I want to assure your readers that the Brattleboro Retreat is taking numerous steps to safeguard the health of our patients, staff, and community. At the same time, we remain focused on our core mission to provide quality mental health and addiction services. In this regard, the Retreat has never been more essential to the state's overall health-care system. Each time we...
A staged reading of Lillian Hellman's classic American drama, The Little Foxes, will be presented at the Actors Theatre Playhouse on Saturdays July 21 and 28 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $8 for all seats, and reservations can be made through their toll-free box office line at 877-666-1855. The Little Foxes brings us into the post-Civil War South where nothing is more important to the Hubbard clan than money and power. The ruthless, wealthy brothers and sister live in, and...
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